Fisheries observer to fisheries engineering technician
A fisheries observer already meets 32% of what the fisheries engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.8/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries engineering technician is expected to do is already part of a fisheries observer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the fisheries engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fisheries engineering technician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fisheries observer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- fisheries legislation
- fishing vessels
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- pollution prevention
- quality of fish products
What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fisheries engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fisheries observer background worth leading with.
- already held quality of fish products agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held fishing vessels agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships business, administration and law
- already held fisheries legislation agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea business, administration and law
- already held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment assisting and caring
All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the fisheries engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn engineering processes required
- still to learn mechanical engineering required
- still to learn mechanics of vessels required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- still to learn adjust engineering designs required
- still to learn approve engineering design required
- still to learn use maritime English required
- still to learn ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
- still to learn extinguish fires required
- still to learn execute analytical mathematical calculations required
- still to learn perform scientific research required
- still to learn mathematics required
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fisheries engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 engineering processes study this
- 02 ensure vessel compliance with regulations practise this
- 03 mechanical engineering study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- already held fisheries legislation knowledge
- already held fishing vessels knowledge
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held quality of fish products knowledge
- already held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
- already held fisheries management knowledge
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held perform refrigerant leak checks optional
- optional, not held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits optional
- optional, not held install refrigeration equipment optional
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held install refrigeration equipment optional
- optional, not held perform refrigerant leak checks optional
- optional, not held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits optional
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
31 held skills the fisheries engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply fishery biology to fishery management skill
- not needed by the target role code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role conduct fish populations studies skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on fauna skill
- not needed by the target role deterioration of fish products knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas skill
- not needed by the target role estimate fishery status skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate schools of fish skill
- not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing gear knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle fish products skill
- not needed by the target role identity aquaculture species skill
- not needed by the target role inspect fish stock skill
- not needed by the target role manage fisheries projects skill
- not needed by the target role mark migrating fish skill
- not needed by the target role monitor fish mortality rates skill
- not needed by the target role monitor live fish collection skill
- not needed by the target role monitor wildlife skill
- not needed by the target role observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role perform lookout duties during maritime operations skill
- not needed by the target role preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role report harvested fish production skill
- not needed by the target role respond to changing situations in fishery skill
- not needed by the target role risks associated with undertaking fishing operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role safeguard biodiversity skill
- not needed by the target role wildlife projects knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in a fishery team skill
- not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn engineering processes required
- still to learn mechanical engineering required
- still to learn mechanics of vessels required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn mathematics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
Common questions about this move
Can a fisheries observer become a fisheries engineering technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fisheries observer already covers 32% of what a fisheries engineering technician is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 7 of which the fisheries engineering technician role treats as required.
What skills does a fisheries observer need to become a fisheries engineering technician?
15 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is engineering processes.
How hard is the move from fisheries observer to fisheries engineering technician?
Its learning distance is 67.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.